@monoceiros — MISSION DETAILS .
“ лапочка,” he started, voice stern and devoid of warmth the way he always greeted her by the day. The person before the Traveler is no longer ‘ Childe ‘ but ‘ Tartaglia ‘. Starstruck eyes downcast and slowly fluttered close, just because he thought he had enough of drinking the sight of the girl who might soon shake the world; after all, mortals could gaze at the sun only for so long. And the sun is bleeding, and he felt the need to patch them out of their misery.
“It looks ugly and I don’t like it smeared on you.”
Too much red, and it might not be hers, it wasn’t him who inflicted those wounds and he doesn’t like it just one bit. Ah, attachment is a poison, and he found himself drowning in her presence. Like a moth drawn to a flame.
“It is not mere bruise, leave them and you might lose a limb. Let me take care of you.”
The sharpness of his voice doesn’t go unnoticed , and it’s so unlike the Childe she knows . It’s a side of him she’s only seen on the battle field , when they weren’t facing each other in their daily to weekly spars . Subconsciously , the traveler tugs up the sleeve of her arm brace , hiding the bruise and wound from his view . Honey eyes meets his without faltering , lips forming a placid and peace making smile .
“ Oh come on , I’ve been dealt worse , “ she says lightly , as if that was meant to assure him ; it was unspoken , but she’s been given worse wounds by him during their spars . “ Do you think so little of me that you think that a knick like this will be my downfall? And I’m sure , even with one arm , I can still hold me own ! “ Voice light , Lumine lets out an awkward laugh before her expression faltered .
Holding up her hands in defeat , she shook her head , honey hues becoming half - lidded . “ If I let you tend to it , will you drop it already ? “ There’s a knot in her stomach ; naturally she has always been the one taking care of others , but it’s been just her and Paimon for a long while now , and it felt . . . Odd to have the care and concern of others again . It wasn’t enough to fill the void that her brother had left her with , however .